Red-tailed Hawk Review (Part Two)

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Posted: March 12, 2008


A young hawk with primaries twisting skyward on the downstroke.

North of Jenner on Highway One.

Young Red-tails storming Sutro Heights Park in the spring.

Making its way through the streets of Pacific Heights.

Taking aim at a gopher tucked in a burrow.

A low flight around the perimeter of Alta Plaza Park.

An unusual moment reveals the lanky structure hidden under all those feathers.

Carefully checking the ground for any gopher activity.

A sequenced image of one hawk departing with prey.

Descending toward a gopher on the cliffside.

An older bird with piercing reddish-brown eyes hunting near the roadside in the Marin Headlands.

Stay tuned for the next installments.



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